If I could impart a little wisdom to this congregation before I leave it would be this: live kindly, live gentle lives, love each other, especially those whose voices are different from your own, and give generously and freely of the greatest gift God has ever created, give generously and freely of yourself.
I'm thinking that I should start a book for each of my children, and fill it with beautiful quotations like this. This just absolutely made my morning. Thank you, Niebuhrian!
